1 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 The co-hosting includes the president of the Software Publishers Association, Ken Walsh, 2 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, and Robert Zemp of Guess Who? 3 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Guest questioners include Visit Captain Denver Dan Bricklin, Whoops! There Goes My Answer, 4 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 and Gwen Bell, co-founder of the Computer Museum. 5 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,000 The 10th annual Computer Bowl from Boston, next on the Computer Chronicles. 6 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Computer Chronicles is made possible in part by SoftSource Incorporated, 7 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 publishers of Pro1's mathematics tutor in a box for school year 98-99, 8 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,000 including six CDs and workbooks. 9 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,000 And by The Awesome, a live online shopping experience. 10 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Additional funding from PC Connection and Mac Connection, 11 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,000 a catalog and online superstore with PC and Mac products, 12 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,000 toll-free technical support, and overnight delivery. 13 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 And by Windows Magazine, delivering desktop, enterprise, 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,000 and internet computing news, reviews, features, and how-tos for a Windows world. 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,000 Because the world runs on Windows. 16 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,000 I'd like to introduce you to tonight's master of ceremonies. 17 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 I'd like to introduce the master of ceremonies for tonight. 18 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 He's the host of the Computer Chronicles and the Computer Bowl show. 19 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Please welcome Stuart Chafink. 20 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Thank you very much, thank you. 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,000 All right, let's have a round of applause, 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 actually, for our Computer Bowl ensemble. 23 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,000 We've got one thing to do, it is the mic run of hands. 24 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,000 All right, ladies and gentlemen, this is the 10th annual Computer Bowl. 25 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,000 Over the course of nine years, 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,000 I'm sorry to say the score of that was a bit lopsided. 27 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 It won six times, the East Coast has won three times. 28 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 So you folks in Boston, I think you ought to cheer a little bit in the crowd for the guys back there. 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000 Give it up. 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 And just so you all here in Boston know, out on the West Coast, 31 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,000 we have a live audience also at Martha's Field in Mountain View, California, 32 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,000 watching this with a live sound like TV by a doctor like you. 33 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 You ought to be clapping and cheering on your West Coast guys over backstage right now. 34 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,000 So I can assume they're clapping, so a little sportsmanship there. 35 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000 All right, by the way, this 10th annual Computer Bowl is being webcast live 36 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,000 through the courtesy of Sun Microsystems. 37 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 It's also going to be archived on the web. 38 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 You'll be able to access the Computer Bowl webcast at computable.org, 39 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 at sun.com, and at gram.com. 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,000 And you can also watch the computer show on the West Coast, or those geeked on the West Coast, 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 to know more about the history, the events, and the people of the computer industry. 42 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 And the winners of this 10th annual Computer Bowl will be crowned in all three stages of Cyberspace. 43 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 So we're going to get right to it. 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Representing the West Coast, the reigning champions, are the Senior Vice President for Product Development 45 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,000 and Exchange, Mark M. Grieges. 46 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Senior Manager, Stuart MacFarlane. 47 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 The President and CEO of Storm Technology, Bill Cox. 48 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 The Chairman and CEO of StarWave, Mike Cline. 49 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 And the President of the West Coast, Ian McKellen, 50 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,000 who's going to be our time to meet, Drew Yow. 51 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,000 Now we've got the cowboys on the left, who will we see on each? 52 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,000 All right, for the East Coast, the challenger is the President of... there you are. 53 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,000 The President of General Science, and welcome Stan Wilson. 54 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,000 First of all, President of Technology, 55 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 the challenger is the Wall Street Journal, Will Hoffman. 56 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 The President of the Southland Public Sector Association, 57 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,000 Ben Hock. 58 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,000 The President of the Good Fathers of Tech, 59 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Robin Dent. 60 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,000 And now the top of the East Coast team, 61 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,000 the second Vice President of Strategy and Leadership and Operations, 62 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,000 welcome Mike Dickman. 63 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,000 So it's the cowboys versus the biggies. 64 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,000 And the computer bowl, the computer bowl wins. 65 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 The computer bowl, the computer bowl wins. 66 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 I'm delighted to introduce my wife and partner, 67 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,000 we have learned over the past years that a lot of times these guys are a burden 68 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,000 so I get to argue sometimes about the correct answers to these questions. 69 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 So we have with us tonight two expert judges, 70 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,000 who are going to roll very quickly, I hope, on any disputed answers, any questions you give to the viewers. 71 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,000 So please welcome our distinguished judges, we have Andy Cunningham of Cunningham Communications, 72 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 Lynn Bailey, and Dan Bickford of Cellix Corporation. 73 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Now it is indeed my pleasure to introduce my co-host, 74 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,000 fourth Vice Computer Bowl, he is a native of England, by the way, 75 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 so look out for any East Coast biosphere guys, so look out. 76 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,000 He is known as a studio boss, he has a track of computer interviews, 77 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,000 he has designed and developed a groundbreaking secure website, 78 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,000 where managers and consultants enable diabetes researchers to talk to each other and to share their work. 79 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,000 He is also a prolific producer and writer and director, he is a peer-to-peer actor, 80 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 in many television series and movies, including Gandhi, Star Wars, Murphy Brown, and Toy Story. 81 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 You have probably seen him recently on television as the Kitney Bowes Man, 82 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,000 and you know without all known, he is a regular at a local bar right around here called Q's. 83 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Please welcome Dan Bickford, everybody. 84 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Thank you, everyone. 85 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,000 Thank you. 86 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 This is awesome, isn't it? 87 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,000 Thank you. 88 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Thank you, very nice of you. 89 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,000 All right, ladies and gentlemen, 90 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 I just want to say a couple of things. 91 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,000 I'm a big fan of computers. 92 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 I spend a lot of time on the front porch, 93 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 and a lot of the local agents here do walk in behind, 94 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,000 and we try to make them fun. 95 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,000 I want you to remember one thing, 96 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000 never make fun of a nerd because someday you're going to be working for him. 97 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,000 All right, ladies and gentlemen, 98 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,000 back to the ballgame, get ready for computer ball 10. 99 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 The rules of the game, by the way, have already been explained to both teams, 100 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 so panelists, start your brains, and John, I want you to be going, 101 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,000 and ask question number one. 102 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Okay, here we go. 103 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 The broadcast ability for a candidate may be restricted to use of computer-generated effects, 104 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,000 including computer-generated people, 105 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 and the answer is 500. 106 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 That is not the correct answer. 107 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,000 It was way below 1,000. 108 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 All right, put the questions on. 109 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000 Some airlines are now allowing passengers to recharge their laptop computers while in flight. 110 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,000 What is an organization called the Portable Rechargeable Battery Association? 111 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,000 All right, you want to know? 112 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,000 It's people with a lot of time on their hands. 113 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,000 Uh, it's the PLBA. 114 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,000 They're saying they want the FAA to prohibit airline passengers from doing that, 115 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 recharging their batteries. Why? 116 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,000 Okay, the question, the answer is stop, 117 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 because they say there are some problems, 118 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,000 including malfunctioning or being fired by a particular battery. 119 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,000 That's not the answer. 120 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,000 All right, here we go. 121 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,000 The Amiga computer disappeared from the U.S. market some years ago, but in 1997. 122 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Amiga Technologies was purchased by a major American... 123 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 That is not correct. 124 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 Hold on, you guys get a chance to answer. 125 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,000 You lose 10 points. 126 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 John will finish the question. 127 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Somebody has to buzz in for what answer. 128 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 We have to give you five bucks later. 129 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,000 All right, Amiga Technologies was purchased by a major American computer company, 130 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Coupon Amiga. 131 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,000 Bill, you are taxed gateway or IBM. 132 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Gateway is correct. 133 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,000 Bill, you have to do this question. 134 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 October 28, 1997, the industry's electronic trading network, Oasis, 135 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,000 helped the New York Stock Exchange profit a record 1.2 billion shares. 136 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,000 The most heavily traded stocks on the New York Stock Exchange 137 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 and the NASDAQ were both technology companies. 138 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,000 What companies were they? 139 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 Michael, Compaq and Microsoft. 140 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,000 That is not correct. 141 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Compaq was right. Compaq was the only New York Stock Exchange that was Intel and NASDAQ. 142 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 All right, what are my questions on? 143 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Windows may be the most popular operating system for PCs, 144 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,000 but there's another operating system out there. 145 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,000 Hey, I'm a Mac guy. 146 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. 147 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,000 Windows may be the most popular operating system for PCs, 148 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,000 but there's another operating system out there 149 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 that is distributed free, which is called the most sophisticated operating system. 150 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 All right, Mark and Jason, you win it. 151 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,000 All right, so we're going to go to our bonus round. 152 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,000 We have four bonus round questions during the course of the game, 153 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,000 two for each side. 154 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Let me explain the rules for our bonus round questions when we begin with the West Coast first. 155 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Let me tell you the category of languages used on the web, okay? 156 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 And you can wager your points. 157 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,000 Ten, a question, 20, a question, up to 30 a question. 158 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 It's the same for each of the three questions. 159 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,000 How much do I go for? 160 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,000 You guys take out 40 points on the scoreboard, but you can borrow. 161 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,000 What percentage of all web pages in the world are in English? 162 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,000 And I'll accept an answer within 5% of the correct answer. 163 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 You can consult Denise if you don't want to answer. 164 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,000 What percentage of all the web pages in the world are in the English language? 165 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,000 And I need an answer within 5% of the correct number. 166 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,000 And you're 5, you jump to the top. 167 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Me, 85. 85? You're right on, 82. Very good. 168 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Way to go. You guys are hot. 169 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,000 All right, here we go. Now, English is the most common language on the web. 170 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,000 Which language ranks number two in multiple choice, actually, 171 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,000 is it French, Chinese, German, or Russian? 172 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Which is number two? French, Chinese, German, or Russian? 173 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,000 What is the second most popular language in the world? 174 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Yes, English, Denise, the answer is German. Very good. Number two is correct. 175 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,000 What is the third most common language used on the web pages? 176 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,000 You don't need any multiple choice anymore. 177 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,000 What is the third most common language used on web pages? 178 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,000 All right, time is up, Denise. 179 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,000 It is French. Ronald, you're number two. 180 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,000 You got 20 points out of that. 181 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,000 No, no, it was on a multiple choice question. Remember? 182 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,000 No, no, no, no, no. I told you that. I told you that. 183 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,000 You guys are awesome for getting that wrong. That's the way it works. 184 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 All right, you guys are tough now. 185 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 All right, we're trying to find all the awesome tweets on TV this year. 186 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 That's right, there's some tweets. I take them quick. 187 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Now, a tweet from an original TV show is a speech of a character called Robbie the Robot. 188 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,000 We all know about Robbie, don't we? 189 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 What is the first word that is used inside Robbie the Robot? 190 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Robbie the Robot, original, lost, and saved. 191 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 No, history, or history. I'm sorry, what's your answer, Bill? 192 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 The A-A-D. 193 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,000 I might embarrass you, but there were no microprocessors in the early 1950s. 194 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 There were none. 195 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Great question. 196 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 What can you do? 197 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 I'm going to have to have these questions on video again 198 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 until we can ban one of our judges, but also one of our guest questions, 199 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,000 the of course the founder and chief technology officer of Telecaliferation, here's the question. 200 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,000 Eric Allman wrote a piece of software called Thumbnail, 201 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 which is now used to deliver most of the Internet's email. 202 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,000 The latest version of Thumbnail includes any spamming features. 203 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,000 When was the first version of Thumbnail written? 204 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,000 Was it in 1993, in 1989, in 1985, or 1981? 205 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,000 I'm going to have to have one more question in this round, Donna. 206 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,000 If you're going to have to fix a computer game's Zork, 207 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,000 you're occasionally told it is pitch black. 208 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,000 When it happens, what is likely to happen to you? 209 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 Will you be attacked by a troll, fall down a well, 210 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,000 be attacked by a dragon, or be eaten by a dragon? 211 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 What is the answer? 212 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,000 The answer is, the answer is, the answer is, 213 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,000 the answer is, the answer is, the answer is, 214 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,000 the answer is, the answer is, the answer is, 215 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,000 the answer is, the answer is, 216 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,000 the answer is, the answer is, 217 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 the answer is, the answer is, 218 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 the answer is, the answer is, 219 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,000 I think, the answer 220 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,280 is going to be the tower itself. 221 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,040 I don't know whether if they are going to come down 222 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,040 now down or not anymore because the plane's shifted, 223 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:07,000 maybe we are going to be sick. 224 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,260 Maybe I'm pretending or not. 225 00:08:08,260 --> 00:08:10,000 But right now the virtual space field is the best space field 226 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,000 and you would be sitting on it any day of the week, 227 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,000 processing tlKew phone calls. 228 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,000 What is the answer to this question? 229 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,000 Imagine we are raising Washington a month from now. 230 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,000 How many microprocessors are currently on the surface of Mars? 231 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Is it 2, 5, 10, or 100? 232 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,000 You're a buzzer. 233 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:23,000 Alright, it looks like... Robert? 234 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Alright, 5? That is not the correct answer. 235 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,000 I don't know why a total of 5 is there. 236 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,000 1 on the 5th time is the one on the lower axis. 237 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,000 So there are 2 microprocessors on Mars. 238 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Let's move on to the next question, John. 239 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Answer range is over. 240 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Alright, who's favorite graduate student 241 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,000 is one of the most successful business companies 242 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,000 called Yahoo? 243 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,000 Give your name and vote. 244 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,000 Alright, Michael. 245 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Sherry Yang and... 246 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,000 Melody Buong? 247 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,000 Alright, and the president of FIYLL, 248 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,000 and his first name is... 249 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,000 That is what he's saying. 250 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,000 You know who FIYLL is! 251 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:45,000 Great! 252 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,840 That's a 10 megabits per second to a user on a PC. 253 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,880 How many times faster is that than a 56k modem? 254 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:17,200 Is it 8 times faster, 26 times faster, 178 times faster, 255 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,080 or 256 times faster? 256 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:18,960 I think we need one in the video here. 257 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:19,460 Robert, 178. 258 00:09:19,460 --> 00:09:19,960 Fine? 259 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:20,460 178. 260 00:09:20,460 --> 00:09:20,960 Sure, all right. 261 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:21,460 Well done. 262 00:09:21,460 --> 00:09:22,840 All right, well, that's a deal. 263 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:23,340 That's perfect. 264 00:09:23,340 --> 00:09:23,840 Good. 265 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:24,840 All right, we're working right along. 266 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,680 In a famous song, the following line is spoken. 267 00:09:26,680 --> 00:09:28,120 My instructor was listed lately, and he told me this famous song. 268 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,360 If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you. 269 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:29,920 Who spoke that line? 270 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:30,680 One of the five hot fans in the right? 271 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:31,180 No. 272 00:09:31,180 --> 00:09:31,680 2001. 273 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:32,180 Absolutely. 274 00:09:32,180 --> 00:09:32,680 No, all right. 275 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:33,180 We're all up here. 276 00:09:33,180 --> 00:09:40,180 We've got three questions, we've got 10, 20, or 30 points 277 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:41,160 for each category. 278 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,160 Category is songs having to do with technology. 279 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:43,660 All right? 280 00:09:43,660 --> 00:09:45,160 Songs having to do with technology. 281 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,660 10, 20, or 30 points per question. 282 00:09:46,660 --> 00:09:47,160 Oh, my God. 283 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:47,660 Oh, hey. 284 00:09:47,660 --> 00:09:48,160 All right. 285 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:49,160 I'm like a rip-tape. 286 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:50,160 When Microsoft launched Windows 95, 287 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,660 they got the clever idea of using a rolling song to launch the event. 288 00:09:52,660 --> 00:09:54,160 The song was Stop Ya, that's too easy. 289 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,160 That's not the question. 290 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:56,660 How much did Microsoft pay for the rolling song 291 00:09:56,660 --> 00:09:58,160 for the right to use the song Stop Ya? 292 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,660 Was it $500,000, $1 million, $12 million, 293 00:09:59,660 --> 00:10:00,660 or did they get us nothing? 294 00:10:00,660 --> 00:10:02,160 We've got 10 seconds to control. 295 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:03,660 We've got to roll the rolling song. 296 00:10:03,660 --> 00:10:04,660 No time for two lines. 297 00:10:04,660 --> 00:10:05,660 We've still got time. 298 00:10:05,660 --> 00:10:06,160 We've still got time. 299 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,160 We're getting easier. 300 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,160 I'm getting 10 for being here. 301 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:08,660 10 what? 302 00:10:08,660 --> 00:10:09,160 10 what? 303 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:09,660 10 what? 304 00:10:09,660 --> 00:10:10,160 All right. 305 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:10,660 I'll give you 10. 306 00:10:10,660 --> 00:10:11,160 I'll give you 10. 307 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:11,660 All right. 308 00:10:11,660 --> 00:10:13,660 Earlier this year, Bill Gates sang a song on National Television 309 00:10:13,660 --> 00:10:14,660 on the ABC program 2020. 310 00:10:14,660 --> 00:10:15,660 What song did he sing? 311 00:10:15,660 --> 00:10:17,160 Gates sang a song on 2020 on ABC. 312 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:18,160 What was the song? 313 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,160 Twinkle, twinkle, little star. 314 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:19,660 All right. 315 00:10:19,660 --> 00:10:20,160 30 points. 316 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:20,660 OK. 317 00:10:20,660 --> 00:10:21,160 Good. 318 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:22,160 We're back where we started from. 319 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:22,660 All right. 320 00:10:22,660 --> 00:10:24,160 Another chance to make 30 points to catch up here. 321 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:25,660 When you saw Windows 95 by default, 322 00:10:25,660 --> 00:10:27,160 it made a distinctive musical sound. 323 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:33,160 It was written by Edo Fort Elton John. 324 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,160 Who made that little brrring noise on Windows 95? 325 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,160 It was written by Edo. 326 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:36,660 Edo's right. 327 00:10:36,660 --> 00:10:37,160 30 points. 328 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:37,660 All right. 329 00:10:37,660 --> 00:10:38,160 Easy. 330 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:38,660 All right. 331 00:10:38,660 --> 00:10:39,160 We've done it close. 332 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:40,160 We'll start getting these points 30 now. 333 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:40,660 John, go do it. 334 00:10:40,660 --> 00:10:42,160 My last year, a young man in Guinness 335 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:43,160 formed one of the Intergraph's greatest violation 336 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,160 tournaments, the most richest computer game competition. 337 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,160 He won $60,000 in prize money on something else. 338 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:48,160 He's got something else. 339 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:49,160 I know the answer to that. 340 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:49,660 All right. 341 00:10:49,660 --> 00:10:50,160 Denise? 342 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,660 I'm going to check if the printer's ready. 343 00:10:51,660 --> 00:10:52,160 No, no, no. 344 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,660 We have to watch the Lowry Sports column. 345 00:10:53,660 --> 00:10:54,160 God damn the stress. 346 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:54,660 She's watching. 347 00:10:54,660 --> 00:10:55,160 There you go. 348 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,160 Our next question is from Oliver Schiphol, 349 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,160 executive director of the Computer Museum. 350 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:00,160 Here is Oliver's question. 351 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,160 Intel's latest version of the Pentium processor 352 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,160 is the Pentium II chip. 353 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,160 In what country did Intel pass off the Pentium II for sale? 354 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:05,660 What is it? 355 00:11:05,660 --> 00:11:06,160 Japan? 356 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:06,660 United States? 357 00:11:06,660 --> 00:11:07,160 China? 358 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:07,660 Or Israel? 359 00:11:07,660 --> 00:11:08,160 All right. 360 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:08,660 John? 361 00:11:08,660 --> 00:11:09,160 United States. 362 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:10,160 No, that's not correct. 363 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,160 The correct answer was China. 364 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:11,660 But we do not. 365 00:11:11,660 --> 00:11:12,660 The correct answer was China. 366 00:11:12,660 --> 00:11:13,660 John, give them the next question. 367 00:11:13,660 --> 00:11:14,160 All right. 368 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,160 There are a lot of strange websites out there without URLX. 369 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,160 Which of the following is not a real website? 370 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:18,660 Read it. 371 00:11:18,660 --> 00:11:20,160 The cat that looks like Hitler? 372 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,160 The official French fries page? 373 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,160 Driveways of the rich and famous? 374 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,160 Or Underwater Baseball? 375 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,160 No, that's not a website. The other one's actually on. 376 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:26,160 The product of Jamline's service together 377 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:27,160 is a junction between two large corporations. 378 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,160 One of them was IBM. 379 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:28,660 All right. 380 00:11:28,660 --> 00:11:29,160 We've got Mark here. 381 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,160 Here is a question from Mark. 382 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:31,160 Mark, wait. 383 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:32,160 I need three questions. 384 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,160 You want to go right here? 385 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,160 Yeah, right here. 386 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,160 Mark, wait. 387 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:36,160 He's supposed to be right. 388 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:37,160 We've got to let folks who's wrong. 389 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,160 What did you say? 390 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:39,160 I'm sorry. 391 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:40,160 We will throw out the questions we've already got. 392 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:41,160 We'll throw out the questions we've lost. 393 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:41,660 All right. 394 00:11:41,660 --> 00:11:42,160 Give them the next one. 395 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:43,160 This is a software question. 396 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,160 Software packaging has become a fine art. 397 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:45,160 While many programs are still packaged 398 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,160 in traditional rectangular boxes, 399 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:47,160 some are more unusual containers. 400 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:53,160 For example, some packages include pink cans, 401 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:54,160 wall-to-ceiling dancers, painters, gamblers. 402 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:55,160 Now, I'm just reading a text. 403 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,160 I don't know what you're saying, but this package 404 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:57,160 is by a painter. 405 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,160 And since it's Taylor, you said it was by a painter. 406 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,160 Yes, yes. 407 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:00,160 Yes, all right. 408 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:01,160 All right. 409 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Last question for Tom. 410 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:03,160 Tom, you're not done yet, Tom. 411 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:04,160 Oh, what a modest man. 412 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,160 All right. 413 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:06,160 So Veronica is named for an Internet search tool. 414 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,160 The name Veronica is, in fact, an acronym. 415 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:08,160 What do the letters V-E-R-O-N-I-C-A stand for? 416 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,160 Who knows what the Veronica acronym is? 417 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:10,160 Nobody's buzzing here, though, actually. 418 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,160 What does Veronica stand for? 419 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:12,160 It's an acronym. 420 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:17,160 It's a very easy, robo-oriented, 421 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:18,160 net-wide index of computerized archives. 422 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:19,160 Why did you get that? 423 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,160 I'm thinking. 424 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:21,160 Why did the other round seem like it was 425 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:22,160 the other one that went so fast? 426 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:23,160 The e-throw was 42 rounds ago? 427 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,160 Computer Classroom is made possible in part by 428 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,160 SoftSource Incorporated, publishers of pro-life software, 429 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:26,160 educational software for young adults. 430 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:27,160 And by Z-Option, a live online shopping experience. 431 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,160 Additional funding from PC Connection and Mac Connection, 432 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,160 a catalog and online superstore with PC and Mac products, 433 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,160 full free technical support and overnight delivery. 434 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,160 And by Windows Magazine, delivering desktop, enterprise, 435 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,160 and Internet computing news, reviews, features, 436 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:33,160 and how-to videos. 437 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,160 And by the wonderful people at Microsoft, 438 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,160 the people who make the best software, 439 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:36,160 the people who make the best software, 440 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:43,160 the people who make the best software, 441 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:52,160 the people who make the best software. 442 00:12:52,160 --> 00:13:08,160 Next week on the Computer Chronicles, 443 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:23,160 thanks to Spencer Jaban, CEO of Communications,